By Devanik Saha Recent indications that India’s Internet use is low and not reflected in the numbers of mobile phone connections and growth are buttressed by a new study that points to digital inequality in…
By Rachel V. Thomas Bengaluru, March 9 (IANS) Saluting the spirit of womanhood, SpiceJet in collaboration with two non-profit organisations working for women’s empowerment, flew 20 women from rural hinterlands on an all-women crew flight…
Beijing, March 9 (IANS) A Chinese couple was sentenced to three years in jail for selling their new-born daughter online to buy an iPhone and a motorbike with the funds, a media report said. The…
Toronto, March 9 (IANS) The government of Canada announced an ambitious plan for 2016 immigration levels on Tuesday, aimed at reuniting more families. Ottawa plans to welcome between 280,000 and 305,000 permanent residents by the…
Mumbai, March 8 (IANS) Actress Tabu says things are certainly changing for Indian women but there is a lot still which can be done for their security and safety. “It’s a multi-layered topic and discussion….
New Delhi, March 8 (IANS) A 21-year-old youth, who was declared brain dead, gave a fresh lease of life to two patients who were recipients of his heart and liver, a senior AIIMS official said…
New Delhi, March 8 (IANS) Trinamool Congress MP Shatabdi Roy said on Tuesday that she would celebrate International Women’s Day only if International Men’s Day will be celebrated on March 9. “I personally don’t celebrate…
Lucknow, March 8 (IANS) ‘Sheroes Hangout’, a cafe managed by acid attack survivors, was inaugurated here on Tuesday on the occasion of International Women’s Day, the second such venture after a successful one in Agra…
New Delhi: Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley presents national budget 2016-17 at the Parliament House in New Delhii on Feb, 29, 2016. (Photo: IANS/ Lok Sabha TV) New Delhi, March 8 (IANS) After widespread resentment,…
Washington, March 8 (IANS) With hashtag activism, the micro-blogging site Twitter has triggered the biggest ever push for racial justice the US has seen in decades, researchers report. With hashtags like #Ferguson, #Blacklivesmatter, and the…
New York, March 8 (IANS) Size of a team can lead people to inflate their own contributions while diminishing their team members’ work, and bigger the teams, the more individual members of a team “over-claim”…
By Rohini Pande, Charity Troyer Moore and Jennifer Johnson While marginally more women work in India than in Pakistan (27 percent and 25 percent, respectively), Pakistans female labour-force participation rate is growing and Indias is…
By Swara Bhaskar I skulked home one afternoon from school in a particularly muggy hot Delhi summer month and spent the day cursing fate that I was born a girl. I was 14 years old,…
Prime Minister Narendra Modi (Photo: IANS/PIB) New Delhi, March 8 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday said his government’s efforts towards the development of women “are unwavering”. “Saluting the accomplishments of all women on…
New Delhi, March 8 (IANS) Global internet search giant Google on Tuesday marked the International Women’s Day with one of its special doodles featuring real women rather than animated characters. The International Women’s Day, celebrated…
New Delhi, March 7 (IANS) Online marketplace Snapdeal and FICCI Ladies Organization (FLO) have signed an agreement to kick-start the Women Entrepreneurship (WE) in e-commerce initiative, a statement said here on Monday. “India is the…
New Delhi, March 7 (IANS) Most Indian women feel that dowry is the most severe form of gender disparity when it comes to marriage, according to a survey conducted by online matrimony platform Shaadi.com for…
New Delhi, March 7 (IANS) Women’s right to equal opportunities and a dignified life must be respected, President Pranab Mukherjee said on Monday on the eve of International Women’s Day. “On the occasion of International…
By Sujit Chakraborty Agartala, March 7 (IANS) Twenty years is a long time to carry through the dream of passing at least the Class 10 examination, especially when life is a struggle just to make…
New Delhi, March 7 (IANS) Working women, especially those in the private sector, desire to quit their jobs for a number of reasons, including gender bias and workplace harassment, according to a latest survey. “About…